Comb



E. F. ALLIN April 18, 1933.

COMB

Filed July 19, 1932 with this invention; Fig. 2is a view of the Patented Apr. 18,1933 a p UN TEDSTA ES EDWIN r. ALLIN, or OKLAHOMA CITY, oxnlrnonn; o

RUBBER COMPANY, on NEW YORK, n n, n congoen rron Application fil ed Ju 19,-

.7 This invention relates to hair combs :particularly adapted for use barbers for cutting the hair. As is well understood, the barber employs ,a comb with which he raises the hair to enable it to becut bythe shears. The combs in general use for this purpose have flat or square-cut shoulder por-' tions between the teeth at thebase of the teeth. Combs have also been made in which 13 the part of the comb located -between.;the teeth is formed with twoinclined faces" extending from the opposite facesof the comb to the center where they meet to form'af central line or ridge. Whencombs of these types are used in cutting thehair, the short hairs strike against them and are doubled upon themselves rather than directed out- Wardly or properly positioned to enablethem to be easily cut by the shears. The result is that it is very diflicult for the barber to give a relatively close haircut, without being required to go over the hair several times. 7

The object of this invention is to proportions located between the teeth so shaped that the hairs contacting with these shoulder portions when the comb is drawn through the hair, will be directed outwardlyand cut by the shears. Specifically, the invention contemplates the provision of inclined shoulders or faces between the teeth which extend from one face of the comb to its other face so that. the hair on striking these inclined shoulders-or faces is directed outwardly between the teeth in position tobel out. i t

fIjn' the; accompanying draw ng, Fig. 1 is a face view of a comb madein accordance.

opposite face of the comb; Fig. 3 is a face View of a portionaof a modifi'ed form of comb; Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 1 4-4 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows; and Fig. 5, is a sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows. t

The comb shown may bemade of any of 50 :the usual materials employed in the manube made sharp or relatively blunt as desired which. can be broughtin close contact with [the scalp when the comb-"is-;d rawn TH vide a-comb whichwill havethe shoulder held by the comb'in proper position to be,

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such as *for a e teeth 2 are inclined facesor beveledishoi ldef erszArwhich*extendgrangularly from the face 5 of the comb to; the opposite facet-result ingin the formation of an'edg'e 7 whichmay through thehair. Each ofthese shoulders consists jof a single inclined-surface extending at an" angle between theteeth so that 65 r 'ders 12 therein shown betweenthe coarse teeth 2 are inclined in' the same direction as those shown-at llybetween the fine teeth 3.

The comb shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is designed for use of'a right-handed barber '9 sincefit is adapted to be held" in "the left hand when moved through the hair while the. shears are manipulated by the .xbarbers right hand. It can also be'made for the use of a left-handed barber byhavingthe inclinationfof the shoulders extendingoppo 1 sitely to "those shown. If the coarse teeth are drawn through-file hail? side 6 of" the comb is held next to the scalp so that 90 the edge 7 is also adjacentfthe' scalpg As the combo is moved through the hair, the hairs coming in contact with the edge 7 v and inclined surfaces4 are directed outwardly thereby and'held in extended positi'on to be easily cut by the shears. Whenvthe fine" a f teethare movedithrough the,hair,the comb-Q is held in the position shown in Fig. 1 with the face 5and edge '9 adjacent the scalp,

the edge 9 and cooperating inclined faces'S 1.00

t e ne 1-? q f j e V j-acting 'to ra ise the haii'eaiid hold themextendedfor the'iclipping o'peration qv i L5H)- v. i e. to e 'f the euff iees located between the i V i I I 1. A hair-comb. having ,a, boiiy portion provided witha groupvo'f spaced coarse teeth and a-jgroupbfispacedf finegt'eeth, thepants V. of the body portion loe'atedfbetween the v 1 teeth each being in the f 'rm-Lof aps'ingle-flat inelined surface;-the inclinatie .of .the. sure-tv fac es between the cogfselteeth being opposite '2. Axhair comb heving a body with two'groups of spaced -teeth5fathe 'parts of the bod portie'n 1ocated- ;between the 

